The Methods and Ethics of Researching Unprovenienced Artifacts from East Asia
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 1009116851
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Korean History in Maps
Author: Michael D. Shin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-12-15
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1107098467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA concise, beautifully illustrated historical atlas of Korean history, specifically designed for English-speaking students of Korean and East Asian history.
Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt
Author: Marie Svoboda
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2020-08-25
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 1606066536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication presents fascinating new findings on ancient Romano-Egyptian funerary portraits preserved in international collections. Once interred with mummified remains, nearly a thousand funerary portraits from Roman Egypt survive today in museums around the world, bringing viewers face-to-face with people who lived two thousand years ago. Until recently, few of these paintings had undergone in-depth study to determine by whom they were made and how. An international collaboration known as APPEAR (Ancient Panel Paintings: Examination, Analysis, and Research) was launched in 2013 to promote the study of these objects and to gather scientific and historical findings into a shared database. The first phase of the project was marked with a two-day conference at the Getty Villa. Conservators, scientists, and curators presented new research on topics such as provenance and collecting, comparisons of works across institutions, and scientific studies of pigments, binders, and supports. The papers and posters from the conference are collected in this publication, which offers the most up-to-date information available about these fascinating remnants of the ancient world. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/mummyportraits/ and includes zoomable illustrations and graphs. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book.
Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts
Author: David A. Scott
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 1994-10-27
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 0892362499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the 28th International Archaeometry Symposium jointly sponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Getty Conservation Institute, this volume offers a rare opportunity to survey under a single cover a wide range of investigations concerning pre-Columbian materials. Twenty chapters detail research in five principal areas: anthropology and materials science; ceramics; stone and obsidian; metals; and archaeological sites and dating. Contributions include Heather Lechtman's investigation of “The Materials Science of Material Culture,” Ron L. Bishop on the compositional analysis of pre-Columbian pottery from the Maya region, Ellen Howe on the use of silver and lead from the Mantaro Valley in Peru, and J. Michael Elam and others on source identification and hydration dating of obsidian artifacts.
New Museum Theory and Practice
Author: Janet Marstine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1405148829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection ofessays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologiesof museum exhibition. Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field whilecreating a collective whole for course use. Discusses theory through vivid examples and historicaloverviews. Offers guidance on how to put theory into practice. Covers a range of museums around the world: from art tohistory, anthropology to music, as well as historic houses,cultural centres, virtual sites, and commercial displays that usethe conventions of the museum. Authors come from the UK, Canada, the US, and Australia, andfrom a variety of fields that inform cultural studies.
The Meaning of Color in Ancient Mesopotamia
Author: Shiyanthi Thavapalan
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-10-21
Total Pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9004415416
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In The Meaning of Color in Ancient Mesopotamia, Shiyanthi Thavapalan offers the first in-depth study of the words and expressions for colors in the Akkadian language (c. 2500-500 BCE). By combining philological analysis with the technical investigation of materials, she debunks the misconception that people in Mesopotamia had a limited sense of color and convincingly positions the development of Akkadian color language as a corollary of the history of materials and techniques in the ancient Near East"--
The Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar
Author: Elizabeth Simpson
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789004361706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar: Papers Presented to Oscar White Muscarella, edited by Elizabeth Simpson, celebrates the career of one of the foremost archaeologists of the ancient Near East. Forty-seven major scholars contribute to this unusual and important volume.
K'axob
Author: Patricia Ann McAnany
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 486
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Accompanying interactive CD-ROM provides complementary materials on a scale never before achieved and includes comprehensive data sets, over one thousand images." -- jacket.
The Shape of the Turtle
Author: Sarah Allan
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1991-02-21
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0791494497
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany Chinese philosophic concepts derive from an ancient cosmology. This work is the first reconstructions of the mythic thought of the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1700- 1100 B.C.) which laid the foundation for later Chinese patterns of thought. Allan regards the myth, cosmology, divination, sacrificial ritual, and art of the Shang as different manifestations of a common religious system and each is examined in turn, building up a coherent and consistent picture. Although primarily concerned with the Shang, this work also describes the manner in which Shang thought was transformed in the later textual tradition.
Interpreting the English Village
Author: Mick Aston
Publisher: Windgather Press
Published: 2013-02-07
Total Pages: 657
ISBN-13: 1909686069
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village. Shapwick lies in the middle of Somerset, next to the important monastic centre of Glastonbury: the abbey owned the manor for 800 years from the 8th to the 16th century and its abbots and officials had a great influence on the lives of the peasants who lived there. It is possible that abbot Dunstan, one of the great reformers of tenth century monasticism directed the planning of the village. The Shapwick Project examined the development and history of an English parish and village over a ten thousand-year period. This was a truly multi-disciplinary project. Not only were a battery of archaeological and historical techniques explored - such as field walking, test-pitting, archaeological excavation, aerial reconnaissance, documentary research and cartographic analysis - but numerous other techniques such as building analysis, dendrochronological dating and soil analysis were undertaken on a large scale. The result is a fascinating study about how the community lived and prospered in Shapwick. In addition we learn how a group of enthusiastic and dedicated scholars unravelled this story. As such there is much here to inspire and enthuse others who might want to embark on a landscape study of a parish or village area. Seven of the ten chapters begin with a fictional vignette to bring the story of the village to life. Text-boxes elucidate re-occurring themes and techniques. Extensively illustrated in colour including 100 full page images.
